Latrine.



W. M. SULLIVAN.

LATRINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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in) U3. 5 82/ attorney (ULUM 'JIA Immumupn WILLIAM M. SULLIVAN, 0FMIDDLETOWN, OHIO.

LATRINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 12, 1911.

Patented May 1 1, 1912.

Serial No. 626,740.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM M. SULLI- VAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Middletown, Butler county, Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Latrines, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a folding portable latrine designedparticularly with refence to summer military camps.

The invention will be readily understood from the following descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a latrine exemplifying my invention: Fig. 2, avertical central section of the same: Fig. 3, a horizontal section: Fig.l, a perspective View of the latrine in folded condition: and Fig. 5, avertical central section of the latrine when in folded condition.

In the drawings :1, indicates a square open-bottomed and open toppedmetallic box having its four side-walls articulated to each other: 2,the open lower end of the box: 3, a hinged juncture bet-ween the edgesof two of the walls, the hinging being of such character that one ofthese walls may swing outwardly and then fold back against the otherwall: 4:, a hinged juncture between one edge of the third wall of thebox and the free edge of one of the first-mentioned walls, this hingingbeing of such character that the third wall may swing inwardly and foldagainst the inner surface of the wall to which it is hinged: 5, a hingedunoture between one edge of the fourth wall and the free edge of theremaining one of the firstmentioned walls, its hinging being of suclrcharacter that the fourth wall may swing inwardly and fold against theinner surface of the wall to which it is hinged: 6, latches connectingthe free edges of the third and fourth walls, the latches beingillustrated as having the form of hinges with displaceable pintles: 7,the displaceable pint-les of the latches: 8, a top having a flangecapping over the tops of the walls of the box: 9, a seat-hole formed inthe top, this hole being margined by a downwardly extending flange: 10,a hinge uniting the top to the back-wall of the box, the hinge being ofsuch character as to permit the top to swing down into a positionparallel with the backcopies of this patent may be obtained for wall:11, a lid hinged to the top and adapted to close closely down upon thetop and cover hole 9: 12, a hinge uniting the lid to the rear portion ofthe top: 13, a Stop cooperating between the lid and the top and servingto limit the opening movement of the lid to such degree that the lidwill not move to a position rearward of the Vertical plane of its hinge:and 14-, eyes for sustaining the latch pintles when they are in releaseposition, these eyes being secured to one of the walls at its latchingedge, and forming prolongations of the latch-eyes attached to that wall.

The latrine is to be formed of sheet metal, whereby there is produced astructure of small. weight and adapted to be thoroughly cleansed by fireor water to insure sanitary conditions during transportation of thelatrine. \Vhen the latrine is out of use the lid,

. by its own weight, closes automatically and closes the top opening soas to prevent the ingress and egress of flies, a matter of very greatimportance in connection with the sanitary condition of camps.

\Vhcn the latrine is to be folded for storage or transportation, thelatches are first released, after which one of the side-walls may beturned in against the back-wall, and the front-wall may be turned inagainst the remaining side-wall and the two pairs of walls foldedagainst each other and the top folded against the pile composed of thefour walls.

I claim Tn a device of the character described, the combination of afoldable rectangular box structure of sheet metal having an open bottom,a top formed of sheet metal, one of the side portions being providedwith an inwardly extended member to which the top is hinged, the topalso being provided with a downwardly-turned edge overlapping the upperend of the side structure, the top also being provided with a centralaperture having a downward]y-turned lip, a sheet metal cover hinged tothe top and adapted to close the aperture, and a stop on said cover tolimit its opening movement.

\VILLIAM M. SULLIVAN.

\Vitnesses FLORENCE V. ALEXANDER, B. F. Hanwrrz.

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